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#52923A Color

#52923A is rgb(82, 146, 58) in RGB, hsl(104, 43%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 60%, 43%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is May Green (#4C9141), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#52923A
HEX#52923A
RGBrgb(82, 146, 58)
HSLhsl(104, 43%, 40%)
HSVhsv(104, 60%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 60%, 43%)
OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.139 138.1)
LABlab(54.80% -34.18 38.92)
LCHlch(54.80% 51.80 131.28)

What #52923A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #52923A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#52923A Channel Values

How #52923A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 82 · G 146 · B 588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 104° · S 43% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 104° · S 60% · V 57%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 60% · K 43%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.8:1 vs white · 5.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #52923A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #52923A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #52923A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #52923A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #52923A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #52923A.

How #52923A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#52923A
Protanopia#8A8A3B
Protanomaly#778D3A
Deuteranopia#81813E
Deuteranomaly#71883C
Tritanopia#5F8B8B
Tritanomaly#5A8E73
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #52923A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-52923a: #52923A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #52923A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-52923a': '#52923A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.573, blue: 0.227)
Android XML<color name="color_52923a">#52923A</color>
SVG fillfill="#52923A"

More Green Colors

#52923A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#52923A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #52923A?

#52923A is a mid-tone green — rgb(82, 146, 58) in RGB and hsl(104, 43%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is May Green (#4C9141), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.19.

What is the RGB value of #52923A?

#52923A is rgb(82, 146, 58) — red 82, green 146, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #52923A?

#52923A converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 60%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #52923A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #52923A scores 3.8:1 against white and 5.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #52923A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #52923A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is forestgreen (#228B22) at a CIE76 distance of 13.29, which is visibly different.

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